Roydon Primary Academy: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £101k in reserve, 9% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Essex · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: BMAT EDUCATION can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £973k | £947k | +£26k | £26k | 197 |
2019-20 | £984k | £731k | +£253k | £0 | 204 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £756k | +£245k | £0 | 198 |
2021-22 | £953k | £666k | +£287k | £287k | 200 |
2022-23 | £1.0m | £758k | +£269k | £0 | 191 |
2023-24 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£94k | £0 | 189 |
2024-25 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£95k | £101k | 192 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 primary schools outside London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 47% of them. It spends £5,448 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,000.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
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| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £2,812 | £3,310 | £3,004–£3,545 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £719 | £1,380 | £1,271–£1,707 |
Supply staff | £432 | £97 | £44–£283 |
Admin and clerical | £677 | £311 | £232–£367 |
Premises | £125 | £382 | £320–£462 |
Energy | £224 | £114 | £92–£146 |
Learning resources & ICT | £83 | £313 | £246–£447 |
Bought-in services | £16 | £176 | £81–£279 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Loscoe CofE Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Magdalen Gates Primary School Large reserves
- Laburnum Primary School Heading for deficit
- Danesholme Infant Academy Large reserves
- de Vere Primary School Healthy
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Healthy
- St Thomas Primary School Healthy
- St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- New Marske Primary School Healthy
- Ruskin Infant School In deficit
- John Wilkinson Primary School and Nursery Large reserves
- Dingle Community Primary School In deficit
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.1m | £5,833 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £37k | £193 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £21k | £109 |
Money raised by parents
FRIENDS OF ROYDON SCHOOL ASSOCIATION ( FORSA ) (charity 1077181, Registered) raised £9k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £9k | £10k |
2024-08 | £9k | £11k |
2023-08 | £8k | £7k |
2022-08 | £7k | £8k |
2021-08 | £3k | £5k |
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
- Spending on supply staff is £432 a pupil, against a typical £97 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on admin and clerical is £677 a pupil, against a typical £311 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- Spending on energy is £224 a pupil, against a typical £114 for similar schools. What's behind that?
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
Check these figures
Every figure here comes from the school's published return to the DfE. Check it on the DfE benchmarking page for this school, and see how the status is worked out.
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